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R. ORTEGA.A

HARNESS.

No. 527,344. Patented 004. 9, 1894.

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RICARDO ORTEGA, OF CIUDAD PORFIRIO DIAZ, MEXICO.

HARNESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 527,344, dated October9, 1894.

Application filed July 3, 1894- Serial No. 516.447. (No model.)

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The invention consists in certain parts and details, and combinations ofthe same, as will be hereinafter fully described and then pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view `of the improvement as applied. Fig. 2 isan enlarged transverse section of part of the improvement.

\ Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the plate and straps attached to theshafts. Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective View of the plate; and Fig. 5is an enlarged perspective view of the terrets with the reins inposition.

The improved harness is provided with a saddle A, having a pad Bandjockey plate C,

` connected by snap hooks or other suitable means with the usual pullstrap or trace band D. On the jockey plate C on opposite sides of thesaddle is secured a separate bar E, formed in its lower end. with arecess E adapted to receive the apertured end F of a plate F, formedwith loops engaged by straps G and G', extending obliquely and fastenedto the shafts H, toward the front and rear ends, as plainly illustratedin Figs. l and 3.

The plate F is adapted to be locked in place on the bar E by means ofthe end I of a bolt I, adapted to pass through apertures F.2 and 'E3 inthe said bar E, and through an aperture F2 in the plate F. See Fig. 2.`The bolt I, is approximately U-shaped, and is pivoted at I2 to the barE, and the pivoted end of the bolt is provided with anupwardly-extending arm I3, connected with one end of a rope, cord orrein J, passed around the base of the terret K securing the bar E to thejockey plate C,

the said terret K also fastening the yoke carrying the check hook inplace.

The cord 'or rope J extends from the terret K to the drivers seat, so asto be -under the control of the driver, to permit the latter to pull onthe said cord or rope to impart a swinging motion to the bolt I, so asto withdraw the end I from the registering apertures E3, F2, E2, torelease the plate F from the bar E. A spring ,I4 is connected with thebolt I and with the bar E, so as to hold the said bolt normally in theposition shown in Fig. 2, that is, in engagement with the registeringapertures previously mentio led.

Now, when it is desired to unhitch an animal, the operator draws on thearm I3, so as to disconnect the plate F from the bar E, thus releasingthe animal from the shafts H. In a like manner when an animal is to behitched to a vehicle, it is iirst passed between the shafts, and thenthe plates F are inserted in the bar E and locked therein by the boltsI. In case of accident, the bolts are released from the drivers seat bypulling the cord J, as previously explained.

The saddle A is provided with the usual belly-band N, and on the shaftsH are held the loops O connected by snap hooks or other suitable deviceswith the band P, also pass ing under the belly of the horse andpreventing the rising of the shafts. A neck strap Q connected by snaphooks with the pullst-rap D, is also provided. The ferrets K are formedas illustrated in Figs. 1 and 5, that is, have open ends crossing eachother, to permit of conveniently inserting the reins L into' the terretor removing them therefrom.

It will be seen that when an animal is hitched to a vehicle and it isdesired to unhitch the animal, it may be done by unfastening the springhooks connecting the bands Q and P, and the belly-band N, so that thesaddle A, the reins attached to the shafts H, and the latter with thesaddle can be suspended by a rope or other means from the vehicle, thesaid rope extending to the saddle, to support the same in the properposition.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent* 1. The combination with the saddle bar ICO beingprovided with means for connectingthe straps thereto, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination with the harness saddle provided at opposite 'sideswith bars or plates, each having a longitudinally extending socket inits lower end intersected by a transverse aperture,rand a bolt pivotedto each bar or plate with its nose projecting through said aperture intothe socket, of a plate adapted at its upper end to enter the socket andthere provided with an aperture zo to receive the noseof the bolt, andthe ldivergingstraps secured at :their upper ends ,to the lower end ofthe said apertured plate and adapted to bewrapped around the shaft,substantially as set forth. Y

3. The combination with the harness saddie and the bars E atQppositersides thereof, and iprovided at their upper ends withtransverse apertures through which the terret bolts pass -to secure saidbars to the saddle, the lower ends of the bars being provided withsockets and spring pressed intersecting bolts, of the plates F havingapertured upper ends entering the sockets and receiving the bolts andthe straps G G depending from the lower end of plate F, substantially asdescribed.

RICARDO ORTEGA.

Witnesses:

S. M. SIMMONS, JEssE W. SPARKS.

